Grease Interceptor & Industrial Wastewater Permit — Los Angeles
City of Los Angeles restaurants that discharge grease must obtain an Industrial Wastewater Permit and install an approved gravity grease interceptor (LAMC 64.30).
What it is. An Industrial Wastewater Permit plus an approved, adequately sized gravity grease interceptor to keep fats, oils, and grease (FOG) out of the sewer, per LA Municipal Code Section 64.30.
Who issues it. LA Sanitation (Bureau of Sanitation), Industrial Waste Management (City layer).
When you need it. Any food service establishment discharging grease; the interceptor is typically installed during build-out with LADBS plumbing permits.
How to apply. File the Industrial Wastewater Permit application with LA Sanitation; install a compliant interceptor (minimum 300-gallon gravity type unless a waiver is granted).
Fees. A one-time application fee and an annual inspection/control fee apply — see the LA Sanitation source (⟢ VERIFY current amounts).
What SpoonSeal tracks. The document(s) you upload for this requirement, with automatic renewal/expiration tracking (Current, Due Soon, Expired). Where the city publishes health-inspection results (e.g., NYC and Chicago), SpoonSeal syncs them automatically; elsewhere they can be added manually.
References
- LA Sanitation, FOG Control Program — https://sanitation.lacity.gov/san/faces/home/portal/s-lsh-wwd/s-lsh-wwd-cw/s-lsh-wwd-cw-iwm/s-lsh-wwd-cw-iwm-pp/s-lsh-wwd-cw-iwm-fog — Official source last checked: 2026-07-02
- LA Sanitation, Industrial Wastewater Permit application — https://www.lacitysan.org/san/faces/home/portal/s-lsh-wwd/s-lsh-wwd-cw/s-lsh-wwd-cw-iwm/iwp — Official source last checked: 2026-07-02
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